Whisk oe mixee



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

J. .J. A. & w. K. BAKER.

. WHISK OR MIXER.

No. 343,790. Patented June 15, 1886.

. ATTOHAIEYJ' UNrTEn Sr ATES JOSEPH BAKER, JOSEPH ALLEN BAKER, AND \VILLIAM KING BAKER, OF

LONDON, ENGLAND.

WHlSK OR MIXER.

SJPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 343,790, dated June 15, 1886.

(No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, J OSEPH BAKER, JosErH ALLEN BAKER, and WILLIAM KING BAKER, all of 58 City Road, London, England, have invented an Improved WVhisk or Mixer, of which the followingis aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

The object of this present invention is to furnish an'improved machine for whisking, whipping, beating, or churning eggs or liquid or semi-liquid substances used in the manufacture of cakes and the like.

The machine consists of a vertical shaft driven by bevel-wheels or other means supported by suitable frame-work, which gives a rotary and oscillating motion to a beater or whisk secured in the center by a universaljoint clip or clutch, which acts as a fulcrum, thereby causing the said whisk or beater to imitate the motion of a whisk as worked by hand. The whisk or beater is worked in a bowl or pan supported in a ring-shaped frame.

The machine is illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l represents a perspective view of the complete machine. Figs. 2 and 3 are details of the universal-jointed clutch. Figs. 4 and 5 are details of the ring-carrier which gives motion to the whisk.

Like letters represent like partsin-all figures. A is a vertical shaft, driven by bevel-wheel gearing a a, or by other suitable means. A fly-wheel, (6 may be keyed on the top end of shaft,for keeping up the momentum when the machine is working.

B is a suitable frame for carrying the shaft A and the gearing for driving same.

13 is a plank or plate on which frame B is fixed. The plank should be bolted to a pillar or wall.

To the lower end of shaft A is secured by means of a set-screw, 0, an adjustable ring carrier or crank, O, which actuates the whisk or beater shown in detail in Figs. 4c and 5, of which Fig. 4 represents a side elevation of the carrier and lower end of shaft A, and Fig. 5 a plan of the ring end-of carrier.

D is a bowl or pan, preferably of a semiglobular shape, in which the eggs or other material to be whisked is put.

E isaring-shaped support fixed to plate B, for carrying pan D.

F is a whisk or beater, the lower or beating end of which works in the bowl 1), while its handle end f is carried around the end of the shaft A in the ring-carrierG. The center of the whisk-handle f is held in the clip G, as shown. When the whisk is moved by the revolving shaft A,it gives the material a whisking similar to a hand-whisk; but as the whisk is worked much more rapidly the work is done very much quicker and better with small amount of labor.

The clip G, for holding the center of the whisk-handle, is shown clearly in detail in Figs. 2 and 3, in which 9 represents the jointed ring that embraces and holds the whisk-handle, the said ring being made in parts to enable it to be opened, as in Fig. 2. A screw and nut, g, pivoted to the fixed arm of the ring g, hold the parts of this ring together on the handle f, as in Fig. 3, by the screw entering a slot in the end of the free arm ofsaid ring. The ring 9 being of this form, it will be seen that it will fasten the handle of the whisk securely at any point, although the handle may vary slightly in size at various points.

The ring 9 is provided with trunnions g, which are pivoted in a fork-shaped piece, 9 the stem of whichin turn is hung in the supporting-tube g, which is attached to the plank B. A pin, 9 projects from the shank orstem of the fork into a slot of the tube 5 and limits the rotation of the fork g".

The carrier 0 is fixed in any position by means of the set-screw 0, thus enabling the operator to use a small orlarge pan, as he wishes, and by fixing the whisk F lower or higher, as wanted, he will be able to do a small or large quantity in the same bowl.

Having now described the nature of our said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we do not broadly claim uniting awhisk or mixer with a rotating crank and holding it by a universal joint, nor do we claim a clamp having a jointed ring hung in a forked holder; but

What we do claim is- 1. The whisk or mixer F, held at or near its middle by universal joint G, in combination with the rotary shaft A, having the adjustable KING BAKER, have hereunto set our hands this crank O and clamping-screw c,'substantia1ly 23d day of October, in the year of our Lord as herein shown and described. 1885.

2. The combination of the whisk F with 5 the sectional ring 9, having trunnions g fork BAKER g, slotted tube 9, pin 9 ring carrier or crank WM KING BAKER G, and. shaft A, all substantially as herein I shown and described. Witnesses:

In witness, whereof we, the said Josnrrr ARTHUR W. MOLELLAN,

[0 BAKER, JOSEPH ALLENBAKER, and WILLIAM SYDNEY CLARKE HOOK. 

